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New Zealand

Esfand

Exceptional debut album from Esfand, an international duo filtering Iranian folk through contemporary electronic music.

Iran

Rian

Lo-fi jazz-hop with brass instruments and microtonal trumpet solos from Iranian (not quite) newcomer Rian.

Iran

Ali Azimi

London-based Iranian singer-songwriter Ali Azimi published a single dedicated to the 22-year-old Mahsa Amini on the first anniversary of her death.

Iran

SPECIAL: 12 Protest Songs from Iran

Prominent songs, hymns and anthems that accompany the ongoing protests after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini.

Canada

Iran

Golsa

It’s interesting that even after 900 years, thoughts of a person who was a polymath in the daytime and a pessimist Epicurean drunkard during the night are still valid and sound.

Iran

Siriya Ensemble

A group of former school friends trying to create a new form of folk-pop.

Iran

Siriya Ensemble

A group of former school friends trying to create a new form of folk-pop.

Iran

Bomrani

From blues to post-rock and spoken word, Iranian group Bomrani continues their stylistic evolution on the latest studio album.

Iran

Bomrani

From blues to post-rock and spoken word, Iranian group Bomrani continues their stylistic evolution on the latest studio album.

Iran

Habib Meftah & Pouya Mahmoodi

Traditional folk melody from Iran rediscovered by a duo of excellent musicians.

Iran

Habib Meftah & Pouya Mahmoodi

Traditional folk melody from Iran rediscovered by a duo of excellent musicians.

Iran

USA

Mohsen Namjoo

Passionate hymn about lost childhood of a whole generation of Iranians.

Iran

Interview: Roody

Roody is a 21 year old rapper or as what she calls herself – rapkon, or “rap-doer” in Farsi.

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